Window for vestibules of street-cars.



C. H. ANDERSON &`T. ELLIOTT. wlNnow FOR vEsUBuLEsloF STREET CARS.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.9. 1914.

Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 I? JNVENTORS K WTNESSES d? LA CHARLESA 1:1.v ANnnRsoN AND. THOMAS. ELLIOTT, ror* CINGINNAT, '0H-I0.

w-INnowFon vEsrIBULEs or ssamm-cans,

enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention-*relates to an improvement in windows for the vestibules of street cars, the object being tok provide improved vmeans for opening and closing the center window of the .vestibule or front platform of a car, the construction being such that when the window is closed, it will Abe flush with the other windows and practically air and water' tight, and when open it will rest at they rear of and parallel with one of the -side windows of said vestibule.

lVith these objects in view our invention consists in the parts and combinations of parts and in the details of construction as will be more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view in elevation of our improvement.

Y Fig. 2r isa view in side elevation of the center or sliding sash. Fig. 3 isa view in, plan of the rails supporting said sash. Fig. 41 is a view in plan showing the guiding and lock ing means for the lower end of the sash.

' Figs. 5 and 6 are views of the hangers.

Figs. 7' and 8 are views of the cranks which are carried vby the hangers, and Figs. 9 and lOare views of the guiding and locking device at the lower end of the sash.

The :trent vestibule or `platform of the modern street car is curved at its front end, and is provided with three windows,vone of which is at the Acenter and in front of' the motorman. It has been customary-to provide means for opening the center window l by slid-ing the center sash laterally, or by lowering it intov a pocket in the dash board.l

With the laterally sliding windows, it has been impossible to make them t flush and' close when closed', so as to exclude air and water, andv with the vertically slidingwinr dow, the pocket'into which it drops is always exposed or opento the water falling against the window. d v

Qur impr-@vement consists of cen-ter sash Specification of Letters'latent.

Patented sept., fr, 11o-15.

Appiication area october s, 1914.` 'serial No. 865,902.A i v 1 provided at its top edge with the hangersr 2 which latter are mounted on the rod '3, which is slightly shorter than the. width of the sash. Secured 'to the ends rof'A the rod 3 are the cranks4- and 5, the, crank 4:' being or" ordinary form, Land the crank r5 of they bell-crank type, n shown in detail in Figs. 7 and 8. yThese cranks are journaled in the. sleeve ends 6iL of screws 6, and the latter are screwed into the hangers 7, each of which 1 latter is provided with a wheel 9 resting inthe grooved track 10, secured by brackets 11, to the window frame at the top. thereof as shownin Fig. 2. The hangers 7 are shaped as shown so as to permit the screws 6 to rest in the vertical planes of vthe wheels 9, and when the window is in its closed position, its` upper end and the horizontal ,rodA 3, to

the latter being of said lever. Secured to the' tree end 'of the smaller arm 5 of said lever 5, is the ac'- tuating rod 10a which extends downwardly in rear of sash 1 to near the lower -end of the latter. VThis rod is preferably located within a groove in the sash'and covered` by a plate, but it may be removed from the sash and wholly exposed, as this detail is immaterial. n

Rod 10ad is connected at its lower end at 11a. to the lever 12 'which is pivoted at 13Y to the bracket lilisecured totheA side rail of the sash near the lower end of the latter. This lever 12 normally rests in a vertical posi` tion as shown in Fig. 2, and is provided with a shoulder 1 5, which comes in VContact with the bracket 11 after the leverA has been turned 150,'or-to a horizontal position, and

forms a rigid handle for manipulating 4the `755 which the sash is connected, are in a vertical it will be seen that grasping the lever 12 andV turning same. to' a horizontal position, the rod 10a will ber pulleddownwardly and turn the bell-'crank 5- on itsfulc'r'uin ThisA turning movement yof the bell-*crank elevates the window" sash 1, andr moves same rearwardly or toward 'the waterman, thus" travel in the grooved track 10. One section ofthe track 10 is parallel with the center window, and the other parallel with the side window, the two sections of the track being at an oblique angle as shown in Fig. 3. rl`he wheels 9 are free to follow the tracks by reason of their screw connection with the crank-levers a and 5. With this construction the center sash can be readily and quickly shifted from its closed to a wholly or partly open position or back again to its closed position, and when closed, it makes a fit sufficiently close with the sash to prevent the entrance of either air or water.

The mechanism for locking the sash at its lower end, consists of a bracket 17 slotted centrally as at 18, and provided with theV parallel horizontal flanges 19 located respectively above and below the slot, and to which the hinge member 2O is pivoted, the pivot of the latter being so located with relationto the rear wall of the slot 18, as to permit of a limited rearward or inward movement of the hinge member. The opposite end of the hinge member 2O is enlarged as at 21, the enlarged part being rounded and hollowed on its front side for the reception of the vertical pin 22, on which the guide block 28 is mounted to turn, and also move vertically. The enlarged end 21 of the hinged member is provided at its upper end with the laterally projecting integral shoulder 24, adapted to engage a cam surface 25 on the guide block 23, and also engage the rearwardly projecting inclined rib 26 on the guide block during the final closing movement of the sash. The bracket 17 is secured to the lower (and in the present instance) left hand corner of the sash 1, and the guide block is mounted to slide on the flat rail 27, secured at the rear of the left hand side sash 28. When the sash 1 is closed, the shoulder 21 on the hinge member 20., rests in contact with the rib 26, and the hinge member is in contact with the rear wall lof slot 18 in bracket 17. When lever 12 is grasped and turned to a horizontal position, the upward movement of the sash 1, carries with it the bracket 17 and hinge v section 20, thus lifting said parts, until the ,shoulder 24 is in a. plane above the cam 25, thus permitting of suflicient flexibility between the parts composing the combined Vforwardly toward and if desired into conf tact with sash 28. Y l

To close the sash, the lever 12 is operated, as previously explained thus lifting the sash and moving the same rearwardly, after which it is pulled'to its central position in the end of the vestibule. By now releasing the lever 25, and pushing down on same if necessary, the sashl will be moved forwardly and downwardly into its seat in the frame. As the sash descends the shoulder on the hinge section of the combined lock and guide moves in contact with the cam face of cam 25, which operates to force the bracket 19 and the lower end of the sash to which the bracket is secured, forwardlyor outwardly, and when the latteil is seated on thesill 16, the shoulder 24 will be in the plane of rib 26, thus locking the lower end of the sash against inward movement and prevent it from rattling.

WTith this improvement, the sash can be readilyL and quicklyv shifted by the motorman from one position to the other, and when inits closed position, it makes a close fit with the frame and sill.

1t is evident that changes in the construction and relative arrangement of the several parts might be made without avoiding our invention and hence we would have it understood that we do not restrict ourselves to the particular construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, but;-- Having fully described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. The combination of a window frame and sash, means for moving the sash rearwardly away from its seat on the frame, traveling hangers carrying said moving means, and combined lock and guide carried by thesash at its lower end, one part of said lock and guide having a pivoted and sliding movement on the other part, lthe said other part having sliding engagement with a fixed rail located at one side of the frame. 2. The combination of a window frame and sash, means for moving the sash rearwardly away from its seat in the frame, traveling hangers carrying said moving means, and a combined lock and guide carried by the sash at its lower end and having sliding engagement with a fixed rail located at one side of the frame.

3. The combination of a window frame of a car vestibule, a trackway located in a plane above said window and also at one .side thereof, hangers mounted to travel on at one side ofvsaid window and a combined lock and guide carried by the sash at its lower end, one part of said lock having a pivoted and also a sliding movement on the other part, and the said other part having a sliding engagement with the said rail. 4. The combination of a frame, sash, traveling hangers supporting the sash at the upper end of the latter and jointed guiding means composed of parts having pivotal and sliding connection with each other one of said parts being secured to the sash near the lower end of the latter and another part engaging a fixed guide rail whereby the lower end of the sash will be guided and retained against swinging movement.

5. The combination of a frame, sash, traveling hangers supporting the sash and means connecting the sash and traveling hangers whereby the sash may have an upward and inward movement on its hangers, and a guide and lock composed of parts pivotally and slidably connected for guiding the lower end of the sash in its vertical andy lateral movement and for locking it in its closed position.

6. The combination of a frame, sash, traveling hangers supporting the sash and means connecting the sash and hangers whereby the sash may be moved upwardly, and inwardly away from its seat in the frame, and a guide and lock composed of Y. partshaving pivotal and sliding'connection,

one of said parts being secured to the sash and having sliding connection with a Xed rail 'for guiding the lower end of the sash in its lateral movement and for locking it against Arearward movement, when in its closed position.

7. The combination of a frame, sash, traveling hangers supporting the sash and means connecting the sash and hangers whereby the sash may be moved upwardly and inwardly away from its seat in the frame, and a combined lock and guide comprising a member secured to the sash, a member engaging a fixed guide rail, and a third member pivotally connecting the other members, the said member which engages the fixed rail and the connecting member, having engaging partswhich lock the sash in its closed position and which necessitates a lifting of the sash before the latter can be moved to open position.

In testimony whereof, we have signed this v specification in the presence of subscribing witnesses. i

CHARLES H. ANDERSON. THOMAS ELLIOTT. Witnesses:

D. H. AoKERsoN, WM. O. NAEGEL, A. W. KRoHME, WM. ZIEGENHARDT.

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' Washington, D. G. 

